Dental Hygiene Instructor UFT; Field

Position Overview

Dental Hygiene Instructor UFT (Field #500089)

This position represents SCTCC’s commitment to serving its community by partnering and investing in students as they attain the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to serve the Saint Cloud community. Qualified candidates will demonstrate commitment to creating a culturally responsive curriculum and environments where students from our diverse community will thrive.

Teach a wide range of dental hygiene courses across the curriculum.

Facilitate student learning through mentoring and engaging with students in both lab and clinical settings, individualizing learning strategies in support of our students.

Collaborate with colleagues and students, cultivating an inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive learning environment.

Design, revise, and maintain a current dental hygiene curriculum that meets state and national industry standards.

Ensure the course content and teaching resources are inclusive and designed to encompass students enrolled in our Dental Hygiene program, eliminating barriers and creating a culturally responsive pedagogy.

Participate in budget planning and fiscal management of department.

Engage in college committees and activities.

Provide holistic support designed to foster student success and the development of students’ engagement in lifelong learning.

Support continuous improvement efforts utilizing assessment data to bolster accreditation efforts, including learning and assessment to improve student learning and close equity gaps and institutional performance gaps.

• Education Requirement:
  Bachelor degree and a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program.
• Occupational Experience Requirement:
  Three full‑time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a dental hygienist.
• Recency Requirement:
  One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full‑time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.
• Professional Requirement:
  Current Dental Hygienist License from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
• Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement: course construction (credit course)
  * teaching/instructional methods (credit course)
  * student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course)
  * philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non‑credit course)**. Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full‑time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.
  * These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have a degree in education, or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas, or have three years of successful, full‑time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired.
  
  ** This course shall be waived for individuals who, at the time of hire, have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework.

• Prior teaching or instructional experience in a dental hygiene or dental assisting program (didactic, clinical, or laboratory settings).
• Experience with curriculum development, student assessment, and accreditation standards (e.g., CODA).
• Proficiency in modern educational technologies, learning management systems (LMS), and simulation tools.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate evidence‑based practice into instruction.
• Strong mentoring skills with a commitment to supporting diverse student populations.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Certification in local anesthesia, nitrous oxide, or other expanded functions (as applicable).
• Active membership in professional organizations such as the American Dental Hygienists’ Association…